Curt Schroder, who has served in the state Legislature since 1995, has rubbed the Harrisburg establishment the wrong way in recent years, but he hasn't suffered any political consequences, says Daily Local News columnist Jim Callahan.Schroder, a Republican who represents the 155th House District in Chester County, did not face a primary opponent and won't have to worry about re-election on Nov. 4 since the Democratic Party couldn't find anyone to run against him.
That's surprising since Schroder was one of the "gang of six" who led a revolt against House Speaker John Perzel in January 2007, denying Perzel another term as leader of the state House.
Perzel has been known to fund candidates to run against people who cross him, regardless of their party affiliation.
Fed up with abuses of power and the direction of the House under Perzel, Schroder and five other Republicans wanted change, Callahan writes.
The GOP revolt (and a similar uprising against Democratic Leader Bill DeWeese) left the Speaker's post in the hands of Dennis O'Brien, a little-known Philadelphia Republican who was elected House Speaker mostly by Democrats.
O'Brien promised to usher in "The Year of Reform," but very little was accomplished in that area during his tenure.
"We've made progress, but no, I'm not completely satisfied," Schroder told Callahan.
Read the rest of the column, "A political rarity: Schoeder gets a pass," at the newspaper's Web site.
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